By E. Thomas McClanahan, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the Harvard Medical School, all but implores Congress: Don't do it. Don't pass the monstrous legislaton that masquerades as health care "reform." It won't lower costs. It won't improve care. It will retard innovation.
Worse, many supporters are consciously engaging in a deception. They know that what they propose this year will only be the first step in a "multiyear process" to remake the nation's health care system. Flier dryly observes that we shouldn't be debating change this sweeping without letting the American people in on the full implicatiions.
In discussions with dozens of health-care leaders and economists, I find near unanimity of opinion that, whatever its shape, the final legislation that will emerge from Congress will markedly accelerate national health-care spending rather than restrain it. Likewise, nearly all agree that the legislation would do little or nothing to improve quality or change health-care's dysfunctional delivery system.
Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire said the other day that the Dems will probably get something passed. They have the votes. I'm not so sure. The Senate will be debating this for some time. The more time passes, the more support ObamaCare loses. There's still a chance it can be tripped up, like cap and trade.
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Thank God for Tom
At least Tom has a sane mind in his analysis. Yael is clearly a crack head.
This bill would be a disaster for our nation and create a horrible mess that will only help entrence the depression. We are about to fall into a real depression next year while the Dem's are on this idealogical crusade. I pray to our good God in heaven that this will not pass. The Dem's are on there way to destroying this nation.
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Libs do not want to talk about what this bill will do to the total healthcare system. All they see is a chance to create a new entitlement with people beholding to the libs, maintain the lawyers sucking off the medical industry teat and bureaucrats making your healthcare decisions.
The problem is that the innovative changes not happening will only happen over time and people will not equate poorer medical results with the implemention of big 0 care. Hopefully the Senate will be more cognizant of what this approach to healthcare will do to America. Claire McCaskill now is your time to show your smarts.....
Don't Do It!
Are you listening, Democrats?
It will
"It will retard health care." "It will not work." "It will turn us all to stone."
Where are the facts to back up this argument? You just cited another opinion to back up your opinion? My incredulity is not an indictment of your stance on heathcare but your journalistic ability.
Seriously you just cited someone else's opinion?
It doesn't matter who it is. It could have been a quote from Comrade Obama in the future, come back to tell us of the huge mistake he made in passing heathcare. It still contained no factual information to back it up.